Latchaw receives Clyde A. Fulton Award
The Charlotte Rotary Club selected a longtime business owner and community contributor to honor with its most prestigious award. On Tuesday, June 28, Marty Latchaw became the 35th individual in Charlotte Rotary Club’s history to receive the Clyde A Fulton Community...
Eaton County Fair plans fun-filled week
Amy Jo Kinyon The volunteers of the fair board are busy making the final preparations in anticipation of the Eaton County Fair July 11 through July 16. The week will feature a host of favorite events, including tractor pulls, moto-cross and mud-bogs. A few new events...
Charlotte Artisan and Farmers Market takes food safety seriously
Local customers may wonder how they can be sure the food products they buy at the Charlotte Artisan & Farmers Market are safe. Market organizers want customers to know that food safety is a top priority for the market, and a significant effort is made to ensure...
Join the intensely inspiring 12-hour fight against cancer
Our foursome had made our way to the first tee this past Tuesday, ready for a two-hour escape from stress and worries. Only instead of finding a brief escape from reality on the golf course, cancer interrupted. One of the four in our group shared that he had just lost...
June Can Do! meeting features pillars and committees
Can Do! (Charlotte Networking for Development Opportunity) has been drawing large numbers of attendees who are interested in the prosperity and vitality of the region to its monthly meetings. “When action items arise during our monthly strategic discussions, those...
Just a few seats left to discover bones of ancient beast
Amy Jo Kinyon Participants will have the chance next weekend to explore the Gothic Mill in Bellevue up close. The event is a fundraiser to support the development of a Mastadon Museum downtown, which will house the bones of the beast, which were unearthed by Dan...
Vermontville Fire Department begins planning to add on
Amy Jo Kinyon With just inches of clearance at either bumper of its largest truck, the Vermontville Township Fire Department is growing bigger than its britches. “What we currently have works, but the way the fire industry is going we are going to outgrow it very...
4th Annual Wishing Away Cancer Ceremony of Lanterns takes flight June 24
Sky lanterns symbolize good luck and prosperity. They are lit at ceremonies and festivals all over the world. When people light these lanterns, they make a wish, coining the popular term of “wish lanterns.” Ablaze in the night, they are an embodiment of hope and light...
Royal events help students attend competition
Amy Jo Kinyon Putting their lessons into practice, students of Sing Studios in Vermontville have been performing as royalty for local events. Along with performing at private parties, Sing Studios recently held a princess party during the Vermontville Maple Syrup...
Collaboration key to Father’s Day Fly In’s growth
It was just two short years ago that the Father’s Day Fly In, a Charlotte tradition entering its 30th consecutive year, was in jeopardy of going away. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of local individuals and organizations, the event never missed a beat. In fact,...